Which to use
“cultivar” is a verb and “cultivos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,271
- “cultivar” frequency rank
- #5,710
- “cultivos” frequency rank
- 14981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cultivar | cultivos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Trabajar la tierra para obtener productos agrícolas con mayor rendimiento del que dan naturalmente | Forma del plural de cultivo. |
Where the eye mixes cultivar and cultivos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cultivar and cultivos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses cultivar with cultivos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cultivar is [kul̪t̪iˈβ̞aɾ] while cultivos is [kul̪ˈt̪iβ̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cultivar is recorded at frequency rank #9,271, classified as averb, pronounced [kul̪t̪iˈβ̞aɾ]. cultivos is at rank #5,710, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kul̪ˈt̪iβ̞os].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 14981, this pair ranks #281,966 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cultivar vs cultivos
Shared letters: ciltuv. Private to "cultivar": ar. Private to "cultivos": os.
"cultivar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "cultivos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cultivar" and "cultivos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cultivar" or "cultivos" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cultivar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cultivos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,966 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cultivar" and "cultivos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cultivados vs cultivos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #281,966 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.